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School Road

  School Road 1910 - Rural East Suffolk In Old Photographs - Edward Chilvers   East side - Prior to the opening of the new school in 1875 School Road was a little used lane with only one property, Miss Mary Pretymans cottage, on the east side of the lane. The coprolite carts no doubt used the lane to reach…
alyson
July 12, 2012
Roads & Paths

Fishpond Road

Previously called The Street, and was the main route into the village and down to the river. It avoided the ‘hill' in ‘School Road' and was an easier route for the horses. In the 19C there was a ] .Before the early years of the 20th century the lanes would have little better than cart tracks, such as we see…
alyson
July 12, 2012
Parish CouncilRoads & Paths

1932 to 1938 Parish Council minutes regarding footpaths

Waldringfield Parish Council Footpaths EG98/B1/1 A meeting was held in the sailing clubhouse on Aug 12th 1932 at 8.00pm called by Mr. A.W. Stollery & attended by about 15 invited parishioners to consider matters in ref. to the right of way on the shore. After a brief explanation by Mr. Stollery that the reason for the meeting was that strong…
alyson
December 5, 2011
Roads & Paths

Woodbridge Road

West side - Cross Cottage - Originally a pair of Pretyman cottages, part of the Pretyman’s of Nacton, Foxhall estate. These cottages are recognisable as they had no front doors. Not as claimed by my father in law because Capt. Pretyman didn’t want the wives gossiping on the front door steps, but to make them look bigger. Whatever the reason…
alyson
March 7, 2011
Roads & Paths

Sullivan Place

The plots on Sullivan Place were intended to be for young couples who were good at DIY, and most of the properties there were in fact built by their first owners.
alyson
March 7, 2011
Roads & Paths

Sandy Lane

A continuation of ] and starts at the bend to the South. East side - ] ]. , ] , ] , ]  , No. 1. The ]  One of the oldest properties in the village, from old photographs it would appear to have been two cottages. A shop was started there in the early 1880's by Mrs. ] who…
alyson
March 7, 2011
AgricultureCensusFieldsResourcesRoads & PathsSurveyWork to date

1656 Survey Waldringfield Rivershall & Hilton Survey including analysis

Roads and Path names Field names survey-off-rivershall-1656 1656 Survey individuals bits of land to fit together WALDRINGFIELD RIVERSHALL   HB8/1/937 An Exact Particular of the several copyhold lands belonging to the Mannor of Rivershall – Waldringfield in the County of Suffolk as they are not abutted bring part of the possessions of THOMAS ESSINGTON of Brightwell in the said County Esquire,…
alyson
January 28, 2008